The first coords roundup post entirely from the new place. It wasn’t until others have pointed out that I realised that we have indeed unpacked very quickly – which I am very glad for because it means I have my new coords spot all set up!
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Coord 1: It’s Been Too Long
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| | Chrysanthemum’s Concerto Lost in the Garden of Eden JSK and headbow | Axes Femme cutsew | offbrand socks | Elf Armorie Cupid’s Heart shoes | handmade bracelets | |
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| Watch the progression of my fringe styling throughout this post. |
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| Gingham on gingham. |
I’m honestly glad that I was not sensible in
April by still going to the meet because I’ve not frilled once since, I haven’t had all my clothes unpacked until literally the first Wednesday of May, and it has been gnawing at me. So even though this coord is very simple, it felt incredibly nice to look this kind of put-together. Although I’m not usually one for wearing black, since I’m not getting Chrysanthemum’s Concerto’s latest release, I thought that in honour of that I would coord their gingham JSK with black. Casual, gingham, black x colour, that’s all very their style and more than apt for this warm-but-not-really weather we’ve been having.
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Coord 2: Pastel Monday
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| | BtSSB Dreaming Sherbet skirt | offbrand top and earrings | Angelic Pretty Salon de The Rose OTKs | Bodyline shoes | Pink Up Fanny’s Dressing Table hair clip | Bubblegum Emporium necklace | Dear Celine brooch | handmade and gifted bracelets | Candy Kitsch Creations ring | Banned Retro Bella belt | |
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| An extremely rare outing for all my lavender bits. |
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| The bracelet I got from someone at The Great Lace coming in handy here as an extra bit of texture. |
Capitalising on working from home on Monday, I picked a coord out in the morning. It’s so nice to have my office and all my clothes in one place, makes getting ready feel less prone to missing out on a random work message or something. The weather had warmed up once more and this skirt is perfect for that with its light cotton layers. Sax and lavender may not be a very common combo for me, though I think it still came out nice. Maybe next time I am all dressed up for working from home and the weather is nice, I will try taking some pics outside, that could be cute…
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Coord 3: Springtime Classic
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| | Atelier Heidi Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary skirt | offbrand top, tights, and ring | Irregular Choice Flickety Kiss shoes | headbow handmade by Jule | vintage earrings | Wax Poetic necklace | Sweet Mildred brooch | |
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| I need to remember to keep the pinks in my makeup a little darker. |
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| Unironically one of my favourite things right now. |
For a moment I almost followed the previous coord up with something else, but then I remembered that I
still hadn’t worn this skirt! So I figured out a lighter and breezier coord than
all my other ideas, going for a very classic look. Whilst I like the light colours, I think in the future this skirt will pair better with brighter colours because of all of that embroidery. I have some ideas already, so stay tuned.
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Coord 4: Fruity Sailor
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| | Metamorphose Vintage Fruit OP | Fi.n.t. cutsew | offbrand socks | Sosic Shop shoes | Innocent World Art Nouveau headbow | handmade choker and bracelets | Tea Party Club badge | Banned Retro Bella belt | |
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| The layering of the cutsew and the OP worked much better than I expected it to. |
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| Not me still being stuck in the past, nooo. |
Through a slight change of plans I dressed up in this particular coord a day before I originally planned. The layering of this sailor collar cutsew with the OP worked remarkably well and I also braved taking photos by the marina, managing to avoid everyone bar one cyclist, one runner, and one smoker. And the local wildlife, of course. The day ended up consisting of chores, an IKEA and grocery shopping trip, and some baking, so relatively relaxed.
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Coord 5: Normie Picnic
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| | Physical Drop 3-Tier Shirring OP | vintage hat | Peppermint Fox brooches | everything else is offbrand | |
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| Glad I got photos in the hat because it did not get any wear after that. |
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| Very into flowers at the waist too. |
The reason for the plans reshuffling was that I went with my boyfriend to a picnic with his friends. The weather ended up playing us and it actually wasn't quite so warm and sunny to warrant this Ghibli-esque look, but swapping the hat out for a bolero worked. After only having picnics with other lolitas, it was weird to have a picnic with normies, but I will give it to them: camping chairs may not be aesthetic, but they are more comfy than a gingham blanket.
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Coord 6: Sparkly Work
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| | Metamorphose Polka Dots Shirring Pinafore JSK | offbrand top, vest, and beret | AatP Lace-Up Ribbon OTKs | Irregular Choice Flickety Kiss shoes | Vivienne Westwood Lorelei studs | Vivienne Westwood Mini Bas Relief pendant | SIX: The Musical pin | Twinkle Kitty Boutique ring | |
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| Note the change in temperatures we've had this May, from breezy OPs to wool vests. |
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| A reminder of my own emotional resilience. |
For another working from home day that turned out to be cooler enough to wear a vest, I went with this look. Inspired by the fact that I hadn’t worn this dress with green yet and I am still on a green kick. All the extra sparkly accents kind of just happened and I did have half a mind to try wearing sparkly tights with this instead of the OTKs, but I didn’t want the vest to be the only green accent here.
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Coord 7: Mods Tea
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| | Atelier Pierrot Whip JSK | offbrand top, tights, and earrings | Angelic Pretty Airy Dot crew socks | Modo Prayer Poem shoes | Manda Rin Designs hat | Peppermint Fox brooch | Folk and Fortune Diamond of the First Water brooch | Q-Pot Teabag necklace | Sweet Mildred corsage | |
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| Another hat that only got worn indoors. |
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| I did not notice that my brooch got rained on. |
The Leeds comm admins have started a tradition of holding an AGM (annual general meeting) to discuss any ongoing and/or pressing comm matters. This time we combined that with an afternoon tea to test out a venue for the comm’s 15th anniversary. Since I got a ride to Leeds with my boyfriend, I indulged in a not entirely practical coord for pottering around town before the tea. My original plan was a little too involved, but this version was still the right flavour of toned down enough for a train ride back and fancy enough for the occasion. I took the least windy picture of the bunch I took behind Leeds Minster and only got a little rained on, which is an overall success in my books. The afternoon tea was great too, more little versions of big foods for afternoon tea, please!
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Since this post is going out today, this is all that I managed to squeeze in, despite definitely planning on dressing up at least once over the weekend. May has simultaneously gone by in a flash and dragged on for forever. In that I can’t believe how long we’ve been in May for, but also, how is June so soon? Summer ILD is hitting shortly, which as of right now I don’t have any plans for. My plate has been rather overflowing and I yearn for some time just to myself. It’s kept me back from organising stuff, which at least means that I’m sticking to my 2025 goal on something. Hopefully your May has been less frantic and more calm
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